Young scholars show what they know about the alphabet. With two circles—one surrounded by capital letters and one with lowercase—pupils use clothespins to match letters, case to case or the opposite. 

Concepts

initial sounds, phonemes, phonemic awareness, phonics, lowercase letters, the alphabet, uppercase letters

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Additional Tags

abc, alphabet, letter recognition, phonics, capital letters, initial sounds, lowercase letters, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Add the activity to a list of May Dos for early finishers to practice when time permits
• Assign the activity as one reading center during your ELA period

Classroom Considerations

• Requires making copies, laminating, and preparing clothes pins

Pros

• Provides three extension ideas, including an initial-sound picture circle
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.1.d